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Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2018
Applicant:

Hydro-québec, Montréal, CA;

Inventors:

Pierre-Luc Richard, Longueuil, CA;

François Morin, Carignan, CA;

Nicolas Pouliot, Montréal, CA;

Assignee:

HYDRO-QUÉBEC, Montreal, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 3/02 (2006.01); H02G 1/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 3/02 (2013.01); H02G 1/02 (2013.01); G01R 31/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle displaceable along aerial conductors of an electricity transmission line. The vehicle includes a body having arms. Each arm has a first end pivotably mounted to the body and a second distal end. A motorized wheel is mounted to each arm to engage one of the conductors to displace the vehicle. Support rotors have at least two blades. Each blade has an arm portion extending from the support rotor and a contact portion extending from the arm portion to engage one of the conductors to temporarily support the vehicle. An arm displacement mechanism engages the arms, and is operable to displace the arms in a direction transverse to a direction of travel of the vehicle to move the arms together and apart.


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